20,037 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS and the Calgary Youth Science Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
This experiment was done to help protect the environment from plastic waste in the landfills and oceans. Plastic waste is becoming a huge problem for the wildlife in the oceans and even for…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Bisphenol A (BPA), a widely used plastic monomer, is a known estrogen disruptor, which has massive potential implications for public health. Estrogen can cause R-loops, a three-stranded nucl…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The aim of the project is to develop a point of care method of identifying and determining the susceptibility of the causative organism in skin infections without the need of specialised lab…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
“Nighttime snowblindness” results from brightly lit snowflakes moving toward the driver/pilot/operator of cars, trucks or other equipment moving over ~20mph. Humans instinctively focus on br…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
This research aims solving two different problems. The first one is the non-complete recycling of expanded polystyrene (EPS) which, due the delay in its decomposition – around 150 years, lea…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Physical
It is a simple cooling system that works to cool the samples by keeping their temperature low. And it contains a charger to keep it working and this charger has many ways to work, first thro…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
Translesion DNA Synthesis (TLS) is of great importance, as it allows cells to complete DNA replication following DNA damage. Polymerase(eta) is a key polymerase involved in TLS across UV ind…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Introduction The oil industry is extremely important in the entire world. Although oil is a very important resource, it can cause devastating environmental problems if an oil spill occurs. T…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The survival rate for metastatic liver cancer, such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is less than 3% over a 5 year span, so the need for a cure has never been more urgent. The use of a non…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Blockchain technology shows significant results and huge potential for serving as an interweaving fabric that goes through every industry and market, allowing decentralized and secure value…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences First Award
Developing countries often have poor monitoring and reporting of weather and crop health, leading to slow responses to droughts and food shortages. Here, new satellite data analysis tools we…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder that affects the motor skills of patients, affecting nearly 10 million people worldwide. This neurodegenerative disorder negatively affects the…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry Third Award
Thousands of chemical substances are synthesized and introduced to the science field every day. The hazardous properties for these chemicals need to be established before they are used. The…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is an invasive alien species found in Thailand. It is harmful to the ecosystem and creates problems to the communities However, it has amazingly fast gr…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of a Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) machine is to increase the healing rate of injured tendons, ligaments, and minor muscle injuries by moving a patient's joints. Our idea is to…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Domestic violence is a serious social problem that affects millions each year. Because victims are often afraid to seek help, prevention and early detection of domestic violence is difficult…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Nearly one in eight deliveries in the United States is preterm. Preterm birth has been correlated with oxidative stress, damage caused to cells by free radicals, in the uterine myometrium. O…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
According to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO, 2017), one of the worldwide biggest worries is the drought caused by climate change. This situation is causing a de…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Recently, topological superconductors have attracted great interest as a groundbreaking platform to allow for fault-tolerant quantum computing and overcome the limitations of classical proce…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
Kumar, Khurana, and Sharma, (2014) indicate that plant hormones have been extensively studied for their roles in the regulation of various aspects of plant development. However, new insights…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
Every spring, people drown in local rivers because they underestimate the power and danger of the river flow from melting mountain snow. A literature review uncovered no practical, low-cost,…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
The focus of this study was to compare how a physical model of an aircraft that relies on both aerostatic and aerodynamic qualities in the structure to fly, based on the Northrop Grumman Ven…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
The advent of epidemiological concerns within recent years has promulgated a thorough premise for research rooted in preventative measures and protections of public health. This study was co…
ISEF · 2018
Mathematics
In this project, the properties of the bicentric quadrilaterals were examined. Bicentric quadrilaterals are quadrilaterals, which have both a circumcircle and incircle. For this reason, they…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
According to the United States’ Energy Information Administration (EIA), it is predicted that fossil fuels will power 77% of the global economy in 2040. The catastrophic impacts such fuels h…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The Philippines’ 7,100-island archipelago is recognized for its diverse marine ecosystems, requiring extensive surveillance both for security purposes and further study. One way to conduct u…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer found in men globally and has the highest mortality rate in men when compared to other cancers. However, early diagnosis of PCa has led…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most common forms of dementia. The progression of AD occurs in the brain as well as in the eye. The retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells were recentl…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Sensory hearing hair-cells are vulnerable to multiple damaging agents. In mammals, which lack regeneration, hair-cell loss leads to permanent hearing impairment. In contrast, non-mammalian v…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The objective of this project was to characterize gal-7 as an antibiotic. The purpose of this research was to identify a model for glycan-specific antibiotics capable of reducing the risk of…